Baldwin Briefs

TALK series to havethird discussionThe Friends of the Baldwin Library will host the third of a three-part series of Talk About Literature in Kansas discussions. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight at the library.Tom Prasch, professor at Washburn University will lead the discussion of "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan. Books are available at the library. For information, call 594-3411.

World Day ofPrayer setThe World Day of Prayer will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Baldwin First United Methodist Church. The program will be "Signs of the Times." Community members are welcome to attend.

Annunciation tosponsor fish fryThe Knights of Columbus of Annunciation Catholic Church will have a fish fry from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the church.There will be fried catfish, curly fries, rolls and dessert. Adults are $6 and children under 12 are $3.

Free food availableat Helping HandsWellsville Family Worship Center will distribute food from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday to those in need. Emergency help is also available. Call (785) 883-2533 for more information.

Ives Evening Circleto have meetingThe Evening Circle of Ives Chapel United Methodist Church will meet at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday in Fellowship Hall. Rev. Priscilla Davies will present the program and Suzanne Hoge will serve as hostess.

Virtual studentsreceive awardsRadie Keller, 10, Aubrey Rinehart, 11, and Rhett Rinehart, 7, Baldwin City, representing Lawrence Virtual School, received awards at the Douglas County Science Fair Feb. 10. Keller won honorable mention and awards for Best Display and Best Use of Computers for her fifth-grade life sciences project, "Dog Food: Comparing Nutrition, Taste and Cost." Aubrey Rinehart, fifth grade, won Best Engineering Project and a judges' special award for her physical science project, "Dome Homes vs. Hurricane Hullaballoo." Rhett Rinehart, second grade, won second place in second-third grade physical science for his project, "Paper Maker: Experiments in Recycling."

Becky Weaver namedto Dean's ListRebecca Weaver, from Baldwin City, has been named to the Simpson College Dean's List for the fall 2005 semester. Weaver is a sophomore majoring in Art and Marketing. To be included in the dean's list, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 on a 4.0 scale.

Class of 1996looking for membersBaldwin High School graduates of 1996 are planning a reunion. Anyone with information about members of the class such as married names, e-mail, street addresses or phone numbers, are asked to e-mail baldwinhighgrads96@yahoo.com or call (913) 488-2888 or (785) 248-8183.